Judy's Photoblog
Great Blue Heron
Posted by Judy (Brooksville, Florida, United States) on 26 June 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
................... I got just a bit too close and this fellow decided to walk away from me. ;D ...................
The Great Blue is the largest North American heron, with a head-to-tail length of 36-54 in (91–137 cm), a wingspan of 71 in (180 cm), and a weight of 4.8-8 lbs (2.2–3.6 kg. It is blue-gray overall, with black flight feathers, red-brown thighs; the head is paler, with a nearly white face, and a pair of black plumes running from just above the eye to the back of the head. The feathers on the lower neck are long and plume-like; it also has plumes on the lower back at the start of the breeding season.
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Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
I love this series of three shots because you can almost see him carefully walking away from the scary lady ;D <giggle> I think he is tip toeing. Seriously, the detail in the feathers and the color of the water are all top notch.
26 Jun 2008 6:31am
@Marion: Thanks, Marion ... I simply could not decide which of he three I liked best, soooo, you got all three. ;D
@Evi: Thank you, Evi ... and good morning to you from Florida!
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
Surprise, surprise! The "old man" can dance! I always thought of herons as very sober birds! Wise or dumb, I don't know....but always behaving! And now your shots just prove me wrong!!!!
26 Jun 2008 10:05am
@Japanalia: You have me laughing ... and they DO have personalities ... and he was very funny!
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
I like the sequence shot here Judy. These are really strikingly elegant birds.
26 Jun 2008 10:35am
@Viewfinder: They are exquisite birds and I was happy to get this close to him.
Chris from South Jersey, United States
You captured him well, even as he "escaped" from you! Really great details and colors, and a nice sequence.
26 Jun 2008 11:12am
@Chris: Thank you, Chris ... I was undecided on which to post, hence the "sequence".
MJ from Delaware, United States
Judy these are fantastic...... I love these birds.... they are magnificent
26 Jun 2008 12:10pm
@MJ: Thank you, MJ ... it was fun to get these shots!
Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom
All of these are very good, the Heron caught in action, one of these guys although it was the grey variety had a meal out of my pond last week
26 Jun 2008 2:07pm
@Peter Miller: Thank you, Peter, and I'd be THRILLED to have one come and have a meal in the 'pond' near us!
Actually, 'the pond' is an overflow 'hole' for torrential rains and we recently had two mallards in it.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
very very impressive dear Judy, beautiful bird, great collage, I feel like I'm walking right along :)
26 Jun 2008 4:09pm
@Lorraine: That makes me happy, Lorraine ... I was walking right along with HIM! ;D
@Vink: Thank you, Vink.
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
It's very beautiful the march of blue-gray heron with a backdrop of water!
26 Jun 2008 7:39pm
@Marie-Hélène Ammor: Thank you, Marie ..... he really was beautiful!
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Great series of shots, Judy! Love the foot work! My goal is to someday get my own shots of these beautiful birds!
26 Jun 2008 10:48pm
@Betty: Oh, Betty, I hope you have the chance ... it's a wonderful challenge!
njsux from Shrewsbury, NJ, United States
Very cool. We see these occasionally around here. They're awesome to see in flight, aren't they? They look like pterodactyls!
27 Jun 2008 12:09am
@njsux: Thank you ... they are WONDERFUL in flight ... from another place and time as they're really large!
@Elisa: Thanks, Elisa; he was a handsome specimen.
@Ina: He was fairly cooperative too. ;D
@debra: Thank you, Debra.
StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada
Great shots...beautifully captured ..lovely light and colours...
30 Jun 2008 3:48pm
@StarCosmosBleu: Thank you, 'Star'.
Sony DSLR-A100
1/500 second
F/8.0
ISO 100
160 mm